prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
stairs; stairway; staircase
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
name; given name; first name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
university student; college student
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
now; the present time; just now; another; more
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck); Reiki era (715.9.2-717.11.17)
relation; connection; relevance
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)